Facile preparation of low cytotoxicity fluorescent carbon nanocrystals by electrooxidation of graphite.
A simple and facile method was developed to prepare fluorescent carbon nanocrystals (CNCs) with low cytotoxicity and no photobleaching, by electrooxidation of graphite in aqueous solution.
Zhao
Qiao-Ling
QL
College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, PR China.
Zhang
Zhi-Ling
ZL
Huang
Bi-Hai
BH
Peng
Jun
J
Zhang
Min
M
Pang
Dai-Wen
DW
D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004285:Dogs; D004563:Electrochemistry; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000633:toxicity*; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012996:Solutions; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D012996:Solutions; D006108:Graphite